Balasore: An Under Graduate hostel of Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital in the district was declared a containment zone on Tuesday after 15 students tested positive for COVID-19.
The containment will remain effective for a week, stated sources. According to reports, the infected students have been kept under isolation and necessary medical assistance is being provided to them by the district administration.
Meanwhile, RT-PCR test of the hostel inmates will be conducted and college premises sanitised.
On Tuesday, Odisha reported 7,071 new COVID-19
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